#Flyer Hardware ?
12-Oct-94 16:02:00
Sb: #92473-#Flyer Hardware ?
Fm: Jim Maddox 74667,2175
To: Arnie Cachelin 71332,3717
>> I detect a strong current of confusion about the difference between
>> the need for the incoming signal to be stable, and the need for
>> mulriple incoming signals to be in sync as well.
I'm not confused there. I've seen what happens when attempting to switch
between two non-TBCed video sources (I wanted to try it and see for myself
what the trouble would be <g>).
My question relates to using ONE non-TBCed source with the Toaster and the
Flyer. No other inputs; no switching except maybe with the framestore
pages. I have done this with my Toaster before, with a live, computer-
generated (game console) video signal; I wanted to see if that would
eliminate the fps reduction that the TBC causes. (Can't remember whether
or not it did, though. Probably didn't.)
I was asking why the Flyer should need a TBC for its single input when the
Toaster doesn't (when you use only one input). It doesn't really matter
much in my case — I have two TBC IV's and some 10-year-old TBC boxes
available — but I'm still a little curious.
– Jim, on AutoPilot!